For a Portugal tourist visa appointment from Cambridge, the listed centre is the VFS Portugal Visa Application Centre in London.
Centre and route research checked 2 October 2026
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Distances start from the centre of Cambridge and follow a road route where available.
VFS addresses can vary by destination. This centre is linked only to the routes listed on this page.
Attend only with the documents and appointment confirmation required for your visa category.
Check the Italy appointment confirmation before travelling because provider instructions can change.
Check the France route page and your appointment confirmation before travelling.
Driving distances and times are estimates calculated from the centre of the named location. Live traffic, road closures and the applicant starting point can change the journey.
For a Portugal tourist visa appointment from Cambridge, the listed centre is the VFS Portugal Visa Application Centre in London. Cambridgeshire is on its residence list, subject to the wider application requirements.
MyVisaPing’s London Portugal appointment search offers optional paid notifications when matching appointments are detected. You can also use VFS directly. Check your route and decide which London dates you could attend.
VFS includes Cambridgeshire among the places whose residents may apply at its London Portugal Visa Application Centre. The address is 66 Wilson Street, EC2A 2BT. Residence, rather than which centre is nearest, determines the route.
VFS says applicants resident in counties assigned to the Portuguese Consulate in London must submit at the London centre. The Manchester consular route uses a separate residence list and allows submission at Manchester or Edinburgh. A date showing at another centre does not make it the right choice for your address. The published county lists use some historic place names, so check your current residence route with VFS if uncertain.
VFS describes the Tourist category as leisure travel where you arrange your own accommodation. If you plan to stay with family or friends legally resident in Portugal, check the separate Visitor Family/Friends category. Choose the category that reflects your plans.
Portugal must be the competent Schengen destination: it must be your only destination or the main destination by length of stay or purpose. If there is no main destination, responsibility lies with the country whose external Schengen border you intend to enter first. Apply in your country of legal residence. UK submission normally requires a valid passport or travel document and valid UK residence permission. UK short-stay C visa holders are restricted to essential travel, subject to the mission’s assessment, rather than general tourist applications.
You can check dates through the official VFS Portugal booking service without paying for alerts. MyVisaPing is optional search support. Its search starts after confirmed payment, and this email-enabled route sends an email when a matching appointment is detected.
SMS notifications are available where enabled, supported and possible, but carrier delivery is not guaranteed. You book personally through the official provider. A notification does not reserve or hold a date, and neither notification nor booking speed is guaranteed. Treat an alert as a prompt to check the booking service, not as an appointment confirmation.
Before selecting a date, consider your journey from Cambridge and the time needed to reach Wilson Street. VFS lists London submission hours as Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 13:00, and passport collection hours as Monday to Friday, 16:00 to 17:30. Recheck the centre page and appointment instructions before travelling.
Every applicant, including children and infants, must attend in person with an appointment booked online. A minor attending the London centre must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. If several family members are applying, make sure the date and journey work for everyone who must attend.
VFS says Schengen applications may be submitted up to six months before intended travel. This is an application window, not a promise of appointment availability. Read the Portugal application guidance and check the current checklist as you prepare.
General preparation includes a completed and signed form, passport, UK residence evidence, travel and accommodation details, and insurance for the full Schengen stay. VFS accepts a digital UK immigration share code as residence evidence and says UK residence permission should remain valid for at least one month after your return. Check current instructions before relying on checklist details.
Some evidence needs to be recent. The checklist asks for three months of bank statements. Students need a signed and dated enrolment letter from a UK school, college or university issued within the previous three months. Requirements depend on the application, so check the relevant documents before attending.
Once you have checked the category, residence route and documents, and know which London dates you could attend, start your paid London Portugal appointment search with MyVisaPing.
Write down the complete centre name and postcode from the confirmation before setting out. London has several listed application centres, including TLScontact and BLS International locations plus two VFS Global addresses. Matching the destination to the address helps prevent a last-minute change of venue.
For a VFS booking, read the destination-specific page because the supplied guidance says addresses can vary. For BLS Spain, bring the documents and appointment confirmation required for your visa category. For TLScontact France, check the France route page and your confirmation before travel.
Use the 56.6-mile, 81-minute VFS estimate as a guide rather than an arrival promise. It is calculated from Cambridge's centre, and live traffic or road closures may change the trip. Plan around the appointment time and recheck the provider's current arrival instructions before leaving.
Do not assume all VFS London destinations use the same address. The supplied centre guidance links the Wilson Street location only to the routes shown, while the Italy VFS centre is on Pocock Street. Check the destination-specific booking page and postcode each time.
This guide was researched on 2 October 2026. Provider details can change, so confirm the current instructions before booking or travelling.